De Zoysa, Warsha https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6209-9806
Rathnayake, Nirmala
Palangasinghe, Dhammika
Silva, Shehan
Jayasekera, Priyamali
Mettananda, Chamila
Abeygunasekara, Thilina
Lekamwasam, Sarath
Article History
Received: 18 January 2024
Accepted: 15 October 2024
First Online: 23 October 2024
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
: Ethical clearance for this study was obtained from the Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka (Reference number; 2021.P.075). All participants provided informed consent to participate, collected via an information sheet and consent form. From the participants, those with cognitive impairment, the informed consent was obtained from a legal guardian who was available with the patient at the time of data collection. All methods were carried out following relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.